Thursday, September 29, 2011

Dashing through London

After landing in London I jumped on the Piccadilly Line tube and headed over to Earl's Court to visit an old friend from Melbourne who has worked at a fancy-pants law firm near Fleet Street for the last three years.



Earl's Court in the late afternoon sunshine

Then, after not-quite-enough gossip time, I caught a taxi down to West Norwood to stay the night with my cousin C, in her plant-friendly apartment. Seriously, I was really impressed with her ability to keep living things alive. Perhaps that's a skill that will come to me with time.

She took me on a tour of the neighbourhood the next day, including a visit to Blackbird Bakery in Crystal Palace.



Where I bought this. Seriously. Yummy.



This holiday is going to be somewhat food-centric, I fear...

Meanwhile - I hear that Melbourne suffered from another epic storm last night. I hope everyone kept nice and dry and got home from work safely!


Blackbird Bakery
71 Westow St
Crystal Palace
London SE19 3RW
Area: Norwood (West & Upper)
+44 (0) 20 8768 0357

Hours:
Mon-Fri 7:00 - 19:00
Sat 7:00 - 18:00
Sun 9:30 - 16:30
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8 comments:

  1. Sounds like an amazing trip.

    Ad yes, Melbourne had a crazy storm and still raining.

    I was stranded at the train station with no umbrella for 30 min until the rain quiet down and I ran to woolies to get an umbrella and the storm came back in 5 minutes. Hahaha

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  2. @Calvin - Hmm sounds like it was pretty dramatic! Glad you got yourself an umbrella though :-)

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  4. I would also love to go to Baker Street. I am a big Holmes fan. :)

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  5. Wow, Poppy, you're in town! Give me a shout if you fancy a coffee... hello at carolineno.com :) No doubt you are busy, so if I don't hear from you enjoy your trip! Exciting things going on in your world at the moment! x

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  6. food centric holidays are the best.

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  7. Hi Poppy! I love your blog :)
    I saw a comment you left over at Cup Of Joes blog for the New York series she is doing. I am also moving to New York but in Nov. up until a few weeks ago i didnt have a place to stay or job lined up either. I just knew I had to get there! i cant wait to live in the city, and have luckily somehow found a great apartment and roommate, and job (phew!)
    Thought id say hello, from one alomst new to New Yorker to another :)

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  8. @Style-for-Style they are, aren't they :-)

    @MIghty Burns - Thank you so much! I love Jo's blog too, isn't see fantastic. Thank you for the greetings also, I am so please that I'm not the only one doing this slightly scary move! All the best with your new job and new apartment as well. It's kind of fun, isn't it?! xx

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